October 2024 Summaries

Frigade has open-sourced Trench, their internal analytics infrastructure designed for high-volume event tracking and real-time querying, as a solution to the limitations faced when using Postgres for large-scale user event tracking. Built on ClickHouse and Kafka, Trench is optimized for scalability and sustainability, supporting thousands of events per second on a single server, and is compliant with the Segment API for ease of integration. The system offers rapid deployment using a single Docker image, real-time data querying, and supports data connections through throttled webhooks. As an open-source tool licensed under MIT, Trench is available for personal or commercial use, providing a robust solution for both startups and large operations to manage event tracking efficiently.

Frigade has open-sourced its internal analytics system, Trench, designed for tracking events, page views, and user identification, utilizing ClickHouse and Kafka for its backend. Initially, Frigade used a basic Postgres table for event tracking, but as their user base grew, this setup became inefficient and costly, prompting the development of Trench to handle high-volume event tracking and real-time querying. Trench is a production-ready solution that supports Segment API calls, quick deployment with a single Docker image, high throughput, real-time querying, and data connections through throttled webhooks, all while being open-source and MIT licensed for unrestricted use. This scalable system is suitable for both startups and large-scale operations, offering a streamlined approach to managing millions of events efficiently.

Productonboarding.com has been revamped with a refreshed web design and new onboarding examples from notable companies such as Figma, Linear, Dropbox, and Slack.

Productonboarding.com has undergone a significant update, featuring a refreshed web design and new onboarding examples from well-known companies such as Figma, Linear, Dropbox, and Slack.